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POLICE: Man hit in head, back with hammer while pumping gas at Youngstown gas station
Police in Youngstown are investigating after they say a man was hit in the head and back with a hammer Saturday afternoon. According to the report, police were called to a home on East Philadelphia Avenue for an assault report. When they got there, police spoke to the victim who...
No jail time for Poland man who smeared competitor for teaching job
A Poland man who pled guilty to smearing a competitor for a teaching job with the Poland Local School District will not be spending any time in jail. Struthers Municipal Court employees tell 21 News 33-year-old James Pluchinsky was sentenced to one year of probation on one count of obstructing official business. He also must pay a $100 fine.
Store employee accused of threats to kill supervisors and fires gun after being disciplined at work
An employee at GLI Pool Products in Youngstown allegedly threatened to kill his supervisor and shot his handgun in the air after he was disciplined earlier in the day during his shift. Youngstown police were called to the store on Thursday after employees reported that the suspect, John Clinton, had...
Plea deal still stands for defendant in Rowan Sweeney murder
The plea deal for one of three defendants in the murder of four-year-old Rowan Sweeney still stands following a court hearing Tuesday where a judge denied the prosecution's request to take the deal off the table. Twenty-seven-year-old Kimonie Bryant was supposed to be sentenced for his role in the murder...
Woman accused of dumpster diving at Youngstown store, throwing corn starch at guard
A woman who was dumpster diving at the back of a Save-A-Lot on South Avenue got upset and threw a bag of corn starch at a security guard and a manager. Youngstown police were called to the store on Saturday after employees reported a woman, identified as Summer Jackson, to be taking rotten meat from the dumpster, according to a police report.
‘You have no soul:’ Youngstown woman gets life sentence in Trumbull arson case
The final defendant in a Trumbull County arson death /aggravated murder capital case pleaded guilty on Friday and was sentenced to a life prison term immediately. Patricia A. Zarlingo, 29, of Youngstown, received a life prison sentence with first chance at parole after she serves 35 years in prison. She pleaded guilty to one count aggravated murder, two counts attempted aggravated murder, two counts aggravated arson, one count aggravated burglary and one count tampering with evidence.
Choffin teacher pleads 'not guilty' after 100 mph chase ends in crash, power outage in Boardman
A welding instructor at Youngstown's Choffin Career Center has pleaded "not guilty" to charges filed after township police say he led officers on a pursuit through residential neighborhoods reaching 100 miles per hour and ending in a crash that knocked out power to several homes. Forty-six-year-old Patrick Prokop entered the...
One man flown to hospital following crash along I-79 northbound Monday
A 32-year-old Ellwood City man was flown to a Pittsburgh hospital for a suspected serious injury following a Monday evening, July 1, crash near mile marker 96 on Interstate 79 northbound in Muddy Creek Township. Benjamin Keeler was taken to UPMC Presbyterian Hospital after he was ejected from his vehicle,...
Police investigating after Youngstown barber shop shot up
Police in Youngstown are investigating after a barber shop was shot up in the city early Tuesday morning. According to the police report, the call came in just before 12:30 a.m. Tuesday reporting gunshots heard in an area of Mahoning Avenue. When police arrived, they found 12 spent shell casings outside of a barber shop in the area.
Two juveniles charged following fake firearm incident during Poland fireworks
Two arrests were made during Saturday night's “Celebrate Poland” fireworks display. According to the Poland Township Police Department, people reported someone with guns at a school playground. When Police Village Police Officers got there, they discovered that the firearms were not real guns and those holding them were...
Suspected drunk driver reportedly hits car containing young children in Youngstown
A man, who was suspected to be drunk by police, drove into a stopped car, injuring a woman and two young children on Thursday. The man was driving his red Chevrolet Camaro on Oakwood Avenue when he struck the other car, causing it to swerve off the road, according to a crash report from the Ohio Department of Public Safety.
Canfield woman sues neighbors, city over 'sinkhole' injury
A Canfield woman is suing the city and neighbors claiming she was permanently injured after stumbling on a sinkhole down the street from her home. The civil lawsuit filed in common pleas court by Gina Powell seeks more than $25,000 in damages claiming that on June 22, 2022, she fell into “a concealed sinkhole” while walking along Fairview Avenue, a few doors away from her house.
Appeals court rules against man who was convicted of murdering Youngstown State student
The Seventh District Court of Appeals upheld the sentence of a convicted murdered in a unanimous decision on Thursday. The defendant, Bennie Adams, was initially charged with aggravated felony-murder and sentenced to death for the December 1985 murder of 19-year-old Gina Tenney. Adams had allegedly kidnapped, raped, burglarized Tenney before...
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